oats

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊts/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊts/

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• Rhymes: -əʊts

oats

1. plural of oat

oats sg or pl

1. A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).

   Oats are in the north corner of the farm.

   Usually oats is last in a rotation and does not get the fertilizer that other feed grains get.

2. Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

   Oats is a heart-healthy breakfast food.

   Oats are good for you.

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• (Cereals) cereal; barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, teff, triticale, wheat

• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Taos, Tsao, as to, oast, stoa, taos, toas, tosa